Democrats find themselves in familiar powerless territory when it comes to trying to stop President Donald Trump from what they see as potential violations of a constitutional clause meant to prevent presidents from accepting gifts or other items of value from foreign countries without the consent of Congress.
During Trump’s first term, members of Congress sought to have the courts help them enforce the Foreign Emoluments Clause when it came to his Washington hotel and business dealings. But their lawsuit and others were turned aside for procedural reasons that could doom another try.
Now some Democrats say Trump’s moves are more brazen — a luxury plane gifted by the Qatari government, and a personal $TRUMP meme coin where the identity of investors are not public — and they are using the power of their offices to demand a response.
